558 pictures found
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Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male standing on a moss-covered rock and observing. Territorial posture, La Mauricie National Park, Province of
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male standing on a moss-covered rock and observing. Territorial posture, La Mauricie National Park, Province of Quebec, Canada
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Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched on a branch and threatnig a great tit
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched on a branch and threatnig a great tit
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Coot (Fulica atra) running on water to mark territory, Vosges, France.
© Cédric Join / Biosphoto
© Cédric Join / Biosphoto
Coot (Fulica atra) running on water to mark territory, Vosges, France.
© Christophe Perelle / Biosphoto
Territorial dispute between Whiskered tern on a pond
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Territorrial display. Brown Skua or Falkland Skua (taxonomy under dispute, also called Antarctic Skua, Subantarctic Skua, Southern
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Territorrial display. Brown Skua or Falkland Skua (taxonomy under dispute, also called Antarctic Skua, Subantarctic Skua, Southern Great Skua, Stercorarius antarcticus) South America, Subantarctica, Falkland Islands, Saunders Island, January
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Territorrial display. Brown Skua or Falkland Skua (taxonomy under dispute, also called Antarctic Skua, Subantarctic Skua, Southern
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Territorrial display. Brown Skua or Falkland Skua (taxonomy under dispute, also called Antarctic Skua, Subantarctic Skua, Southern Great Skua, Stercorarius antarcticus) South America, Subantarctica, Falkland Islands, Saunders Island, January
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Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) marking his territory, Austria
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) marking his territory, Austria
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Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in discussion on the cliffs of Duncansby Head in northern Scotland.
© Michael Adam / Biosphoto
© Michael Adam / Biosphoto
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in discussion on the cliffs of Duncansby Head in northern Scotland.
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), chasing other geese from its nesting territory, Province of Quebec, Canada
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), chasing other geese from its nesting territory, Province of Quebec, Canada
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Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) singing adult on a rare willow perch on the Varanger tundra in Norway.
© Michael Adam / Biosphoto
© Michael Adam / Biosphoto
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) singing adult on a rare willow perch on the Varanger tundra in Norway.
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Willow ptarmigan, (Lagopus lagopus), male singing to mark his territory in the Varanger, Norway
© Michael Adam / Biosphoto
© Michael Adam / Biosphoto
Willow ptarmigan, (Lagopus lagopus), male singing to mark his territory in the Varanger, Norway
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Logs of Sessile Oak and Common Beech in an alley in the Tronçais forest - Allier. The Tronçais forest is considered one of the most beautiful oak
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Logs of Sessile Oak and Common Beech in an alley in the Tronçais forest - Allier. The Tronçais forest is considered one of the most beautiful oak forests in Europe. It was awarded the Forêt d'Exception label in 2018. This label is a guarantee of excellence - Allier - France.
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The chamois corridor triangle on a tree indicates that it promotes biodiversity - Forêt de Tronçais. Marking by ONF foresters provides information.
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
The chamois corridor triangle on a tree indicates that it promotes biodiversity - Forêt de Tronçais. Marking by ONF foresters provides information. This chamois-colored triangle on a tree represents an ecological niche and informs that this tree is therefore to be preserved. The Tronçais forest is considered one of the most beautiful oak forests in Europe. It was awarded the Forêt d'Exception label in 2018. This label is a guarantee of excellence. France
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Raccoon (Myocastor coypus) marking its territory, Etang de Sologne, Loir et Cher, France
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Raccoon (Myocastor coypus) marking its territory, Etang de Sologne, Loir et Cher, France
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Blue-spotted Mudskipper or Boddart's goggle-eyed goby ( Boleophthalmus boddarti), out of the burrow, Fight between 2 males, Labuk Bay Sanctuary,
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Blue-spotted Mudskipper or Boddart's goggle-eyed goby ( Boleophthalmus boddarti), out of the burrow, Fight between 2 males, Labuk Bay Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia
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Blue-spotted Mudskipper or Boddart's goggle-eyed goby ( Boleophthalmus boddarti), out of the burrow, Fight between 2 males, Labuk Bay Sanctuary,
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Blue-spotted Mudskipper or Boddart's goggle-eyed goby ( Boleophthalmus boddarti), out of the burrow, Fight between 2 males, Labuk Bay Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia
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Common genet (Genetta genetta) latrine on an old low wall in a
© Thierry Le Quay / Biosphoto
© Thierry Le Quay / Biosphoto
Common genet (Genetta genetta) latrine on an old low wall in a holm oak forest, Roquessels, Hérault, France
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Strawberry Poison-Frog (Oophaga pumilio), territorial male calling, Bocas del Toro, Panama
© Ignacio Yufera / Biosphoto
© Ignacio Yufera / Biosphoto
Strawberry Poison-Frog (Oophaga pumilio), territorial male calling, Bocas del Toro, Panama
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Lioness (Panthera leo) smelling the urine of other lions in the Savuti reserve, Botswana, September
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
Lioness (Panthera leo) smelling the urine of other lions in the Savuti reserve, Botswana, September
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Lion (Panthera leo). Two males. Walking and roaring. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
© Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
© Thomas Dressler / Biosphoto
Lion (Panthera leo). Two males. Walking and roaring. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
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Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) with a ball of earth: ancient termite mound eroded by mammal rubbing, Olifantsrus, Etosha National
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) with a ball of earth: ancient termite mound eroded by mammal rubbing, Olifantsrus, Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Young pine tree (Pinus sp) "rubbed" by a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) male
© Patrick Glaume / Biosphoto
© Patrick Glaume / Biosphoto
Young pine tree (Pinus sp) "rubbed" by a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) male "brocard" at the edge of a forest path, Ménestreau en Villette, Loiret, Centre Val de Loire Region, France
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Sal (Shorea robusta), tiger (Panthera tigris bengalensis) claw marks on trunk, territory marking, Forest, Bardia or Bardiya National Park, Terai
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Sal (Shorea robusta), tiger (Panthera tigris bengalensis) claw marks on trunk, territory marking, Forest, Bardia or Bardiya National Park, Terai region, Nepal
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Sal (Shorea robusta), tiger (Panthera tigris bengalensis) claw
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Sal (Shorea robusta), tiger (Panthera tigris bengalensis) claw marks on trunk, territory marking, Forest, Bardia or Bardiya National Park, Terai region, Nepal
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Territorial display. South Polar Skua or MacCormick's Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki, Catharacta maccormicki), pale morph, the
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Territorial display. South Polar Skua or MacCormick's Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki, Catharacta maccormicki), pale morph, the great skua of Antarctica. Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Wiencke Island, Damoy Point, March
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Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male frumming on a moss-covered rock and observing. Territorial posture, La Mauricie National Park, Province of
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male frumming on a moss-covered rock and observing. Territorial posture, La Mauricie National Park, Province of Quebec, Canada
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Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) territorial behaviour: fighting, provocation, Brenne, France
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) territorial behaviour: fighting, provocation, Brenne, France
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Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) territorial behaviour: fighting, provocation, Brenne, France
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) territorial behaviour: fighting, provocation, Brenne, France
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Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) territorial behaviour: fighting, provocation, Brenne, France
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) territorial behaviour: fighting, provocation, Brenne, France
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Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male in territorial behaviour. Upper Mauricie region. Quebec. Canada
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male in territorial behaviour. Upper Mauricie region. Quebec. Canada
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Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male drumming. Territorial behaviour. Parc de la Gaspésie. Quebec. Canada
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male drumming. Territorial behaviour. Parc de la Gaspésie. Quebec. Canada
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Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) males in territorial confrontation. Montreal Botanical Garden. Quebec. Canada
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) males in territorial confrontation. Montreal Botanical Garden. Quebec. Canada
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Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) rubbing against a trunk, Bayerischerwald, Germany
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) rubbing against a trunk, Bayerischerwald, Germany
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Southern African Wildcat (Felis silvestris cafra), Wild cat marking its territory in the savannah, Hwange, NP, Zimbabwe
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
Southern African Wildcat (Felis silvestris cafra), Wild cat marking its territory in the savannah, Hwange, NP, Zimbabwe
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Southern African Wildcat (Felis silvestris cafra), Wild cat marking its territory in the savannah, Hwange, NP, Zimbabwe
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
Southern African Wildcat (Felis silvestris cafra), Wild cat marking its territory in the savannah, Hwange, NP, Zimbabwe
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) spreading marking territory in backlit in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) spreading marking territory in backlit in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa
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Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)singing on the gorse in bloom against a blue sky and its territory in spring, Finistère, France
© Jean Mayet / Biosphoto
© Jean Mayet / Biosphoto
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)singing on the gorse in bloom against a blue sky and its territory in spring, Finistère, France
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Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) adult perched in spring singing on its territory, Finistère, France
© Jean Mayet / Biosphoto
© Jean Mayet / Biosphoto
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) adult perched in spring singing on its territory, Finistère, France
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Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) adult male marking his territory, ringed individual, Finistère, France
© Jean Mayet / Biosphoto
© Jean Mayet / Biosphoto
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) adult male marking his territory, ringed individual, Finistère, France
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Female Blackbird (Turdus merula) struggling with her image reflected in the basement window of a house, Country garden, Lorraine, France
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Female Blackbird (Turdus merula) struggling with her image reflected in the basement window of a house, Country garden, Lorraine, France
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Two Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) competing, Spain
© Claude Balcaen / Biosphoto
© Claude Balcaen / Biosphoto
Two Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) competing, Spain
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Two Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) competing, Spain
© Claude Balcaen / Biosphoto
© Claude Balcaen / Biosphoto
Two Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) competing, Spain
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Two Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) competing, Spain
© Claude Balcaen / Biosphoto
© Claude Balcaen / Biosphoto
Two Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) competing, Spain
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Two Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) competing, Spain
© Claude Balcaen / Biosphoto
© Claude Balcaen / Biosphoto
Two Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) competing, Spain
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A European brown bear, Ursus arctos, marking its territory, Kuhmo, Finland. Finland.
© Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto
© Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto
A European brown bear, Ursus arctos, marking its territory, Kuhmo, Finland. Finland.
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Duke of Burgundy Fritillary (Hamearis lucina) territorial defence behaviour of males, Mont Ventoux, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary (Hamearis lucina) territorial defence behaviour of males, Mont Ventoux, France
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) group on a branch, nesting site, quarry in operation, Oselle, Doubs, France
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
© Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) group on a branch, nesting site, quarry in operation, Oselle, Doubs, France
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Western roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) roe buck in springtime, Hesse, Germany, Europe
© Breuer Wildlife / Biosphoto
© Breuer Wildlife / Biosphoto
Western roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) roe buck in springtime, Hesse, Germany, Europe
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Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) facing in the Ticino Alps, Switzerland.
© Olivier Born / Biosphoto
© Olivier Born / Biosphoto
Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) facing in the Ticino Alps, Switzerland.
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Fox droppings full of rowan fruits, visual and olfactory marker of territory, placed prominently on a rock in the Cévennes, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Fox droppings full of rowan fruits, visual and olfactory marker of territory, placed prominently on a rock in the Cévennes, France